Biography: historical, political and military

The first book published by author Thomas Boyd, about the experiences of a young American Marine during World War I.

The Twelve Caesars, is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus.

Clifford Almon Wells was born in Toronto, Canada, March 12th, 1892.

Thirteen years ago, I came to your door, a weary fugitive from chains and stripes.

Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a memoir of the soldier known as 'Lawrence of Arabia.

Lieutenant Wheeler was one of the contingent selected from the first Plattsburg camp to be sent abroad for three months' study, close up, of modern warfare.

"e;An outstanding story of the aerial war and a daring escape from captivity.

American civilians who were on the home front during World War II would each have different stories to tell.

"e;The Royal Navy & the Submersible War 1914-1918 - Fighting and combating the undersea warThe author of this book has given his readers an overview of the British submarine and anti-submarine effort during the Great War principally by describing incidents that took place involving the sailors and airmen involved.

In July 1947, Ted and Ruth Andrianoff and their two small children boarded a troop ship bound for Southeast Asia.

This is the personal story of Dennis Olson, a combat marine who served in the Pacific Theater during World War Two.

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Sir James Rennell Rodd a key diplomat during the First World War holding the post as the United Kingdom's ambassador to Italy.

The job of a sapper in war-time is never a sinecure, much less in the conditions of the First World War.

'The Twelve Caesars' is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus.

Includes the First World War Illustrations Pack - 73 battle plans and diagrams and 198 photos"e;An 'Old Contemptible' recounts the campaign of 1914.

Paul and Ina Bartel loved China and loved the Chinese people.

Sergeant Bert Hall belonged to an elite brotherhood; he was a founded member of the Lafayette Escadrille which fought in the colours of France during the First World War.

Olaudah Equiano was one of the most prominent people of African heritage involved in the British debate for the abolition of the slave trade.

There are many tales of soldiers fighting under the colours of an adopted nation; few stories are as fantastic as that of the Australian Frederick Howard.

In 1864, a poor Welsh boy, William Pritchard Morgan, emigrated to Australia to make his fortune.

The amazing story of a French American teacher who left his life at Stanford college to volunteer for the French Army, in the elite chasseurs-a-pied, during the First World War.

Lincoln's vision as a leader was instilled in him from a young age, and the lessons he learned as a young man carried him into the White House, and into the history books, as one of America's most commanding figures.

"e;With the London-Scottish Regiment During the First World WarThe 'Cockney Jocks' at war in Flanders and FranceThe wide distribution of Scots throughout Britain and the Empire led to the formation new 'Scottish' regiments and the London Scottish, formed in 1859 as a volunteer rifle corps and originally commanded by Lord Elcho, was a primary example.

Arthur McKenzie was a member of the fiercely proud band of Canadians who made that trip across the Atlantic to fight alongside the British other Dominion troops.

Includes 56 original illustrations and a map of the area.

Written over a period of years by the leader of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, William Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation is the single most complete authority for the story of the Pilgrims and the early years of the Colony they founded.

As the military and industrial might of the United States turned to enter the First World War, boys and men from all of America enlisted, volunteered and were drafted into the armed forces.

"e;As the quick transportation of wounded from the front to the nearest hospital is so great a factor in saving their lives, the American Ambulance Field Service was organized soon after the beginning of the war, and during the subsequent two years its achievement has fully demonstrated the value of its purpose.

An engaging collection of letters from a young Canadian officer, native to Toronto.

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On Ken Follett's Facebook page Pan Macmillan created a storybank, as a place for readers to upload their own, real-life stories of World War Two.

Mein Kampf' is often portrayed as nothing more than an Anti-Semitic work, however only 6% of it even talks about the Jews.

The title of "e;Ace"e; in the air war above France in the First World War was the coveted dream of all the daring flyers of the French, German British, and other armies.

A brilliant British memoir from three different theatres of the First World War; widely regarded as one of the finest written during the early period after the war.